Spring Fishing June 2011
June 2011
June 8th-18th
What a great spring of fishing for huge and beautiful rainbows!!! The first two weeks was the Downing/Pope party of die hard anglers who reveled in the power of the spring rainbow trout. Four of our guests who are also steelhead fisherman were able to take their spey rods out and swing leaches for titans while also taking breaks with single handed rods to fish with dry flies and flesh flies. One of our guests, Dylan Herrera, who is 12 years old, was able to grow from a rookie flyfisherman to a serious trout slayer catching a 27 inch rainbow trout.
June 13th-19th
Our second week a husband and wife team joined the happy lodge and added on a love of fishing that was phenomenal. Having a strong passion for Alaska and big rainbows fueled their fire to catch a 28 inch spring rainbow trout and many more exceeding two feet in length.
June 20th-25th
Our third week we had a group who loved to fish and to also eco tour and see wild Alaska. One guest wrote in our guest book: “You guys are greater than great. Thank you for an unforgettable experience we’ll never forget, great service and very accommodating for a very relaxing vacation.” From gourmet food to seeing a beautiful brown bear to fishing for huge rainbows, grayling, and dolly varden, these guests were sad to leave and are returning for 2012.
One serious angler was able to catch rainbows well over 20 inches with dry flies and also caught huge rainbows with mouse patterns. He wrote: “My goals have been met. I’ve learned spey casting, double hauls, stack mends, and other techniques. The hosts have been unbelievable: meals, lodging, guides, safety, and care.”
June 27th-July 2nd
The last week of June was unbelievable with the exciting flurries of movement and the knowledge that the sockeye are coming in! The real excitement was, however, the huge amounts of trophy rainbow trout that were caught this week. From creek fishing to slaying rainbows in the tributaries close to the lodge our guests were also able to flyfish for yardstick northern pike. One of our guests wrote: “What a trip. Best ever since I started in Alaska 16 years ago. Mark and Brad have the best lodge I have ever been to. So many big fish in the rivers, many from 24 to 26 inches. Good on dry flies as well as leeches. Slam is the best chef anywhere. Exhausted, happy, sad to leave.”
Oct 4, 2010 Spring Prediction
Hey all, Brad and the staff are all now home and we thank the Lord for another great season. We still have some guests to speak with and post their fishing reports but we also wanted to talk about next year. We are predicting an awesome spring fishery for trophy rainbow trout. This forcast is based on facts and data collected this summer. We just had a record sun of salmon, the largest in the last decade at least. Our drainage and surrounding area as you know is totally dependant on the sockeye run. The last four years plus we have had above average runs of salmon. This year was a record run as we have stated. There will be several very large food sources in the rivers systems next June. Starting with the sockeye fry that will hatch out of the gravel of the river bottoms. Also the salmon smolt that will migrate to the ocean will be in the millions as last years salmon run was also way above average. This years expired salmon now litter the whole drainge by the millions. That will be the third main source of food for the rainbows next spring. Rainbow trout spawn in the spring as most of you well know. The spawning habitat in our drainage is perfect will clear water and gravel bottoms. The post spawn rainbows are fun to catch to be sure but something else will happen as well. Something that always happens after a big salmon run time and time again. Giant rainbow trout will be lured out of the lake into the river systems to feast on salmon fry, smolt and flesh. This is factual based on the size of the salmon run. Water levels are typically best mid to late June. Next June will be a paradise for the angler chasing giant rainbows on the fly rod. Articulated streamers and flesh flies will be the ticket. Our space is limited so if you are interested in hearing more please call our toll free number and speak with Brad or myself. We will have more about this next week. Thanks for checking in and have a blessed day. Sincerely Mark and Brad. 877 850 5858.
Sept 30, 2010 Fishing Report
Hey all, I just spoke with another guest Orlando who fished with us last week with his family. He said his trip was Dynamite! He said the weather was gorgeous and everyone caught a lot of big fish. Rainbows, rainbows, rainbows everywhere. His biggest rainbow was 28 inches long by 16 and a half inches in girth! The guides guessed it was 12-13 pounds in weight. He also caught some 27 and 26 inch fish. He told me he could not even begin to guess how many fish they caught over two feet. He also said they were all heavy fish. Big Mike agreed, all heavy fish to be sure. Big Mike and the rest of the staff at Rainbow Point beat on the fish as well over the last few days. Though they are all in anchorage now they fished several days and Mike said the fishing was second to none and it was very hard to leave. Truly a year we wish we were still fishing in October. He stated that fishing with articulated leeches in the tail outs was awesome and the takes thunderous. It reminded him of steelhead fishing except they caught fish in big numbers. We would like to thank our staff and guests for a great year of fishing and fellowship and wish you all a blessed day. Very Sincerely Mark and Brad, Alaska Rainbow Point Lodge. 877 850 5858. P.S. Check in next week. We will have final reports and spring predictions on the fly fishing for trophy rainbow trout during the month of June, tight lines.
Sept 20, 2010 Fishing Report
Hey all, we got an e-mail from a guest this mourning and I spoke with another just now. Both were there last week. Some very excited anglers. Both wanted to be put on our reference list. Perfect weather and river conditions. Lots of big rainbows. Anglers caught anywhere from 50-100 rainbows a day! You can quote me on that. In fact after reading this call the toll free number (877 850 5858) and we will put you in touch with the guests that gave us this report. The fish were heavy. Rainbows that were 27 plus inches had girths to fifteen inches. We floated a river in Katmai Park last week and one of the guests said they had their best day ever. In fact both guests I spoke with today said it was their best trip ever! Several guest are getting replica mounts of their big rainbows to remember their trip. One of our guests caught 50 plus rainbows his first day while another caught 70 plus fish his first day. (Bob and Kenny) Lee broke his personal best day by landing an astounding 100 rainbow trout. Hundreds of trophy rainbows were caught last week. Comments were an amazing fishing trip to nailed em! Some days anglers were down to short sleeves. We floated rivers in both Katmai Park and the iliamna drainage. All anglers have re booked for next year. We have a group of eight there now and will report an that next week. Currently the weather and river conditions are perfect and the salmon are mostly gone and the rainbows are mostly in! Of course the were more giant fish lost, some real heart breakers but that is part of the game. But with numbers like that there is not much pain. Nothing gets you over your last fish like your next fish! In short we currently have the best trophy rainbow trout fishing in the world! I just don’t see how it could get any better. Our Sept will be full shortly for 2011. Check in next week and we will give you another fresh fish fishing report. A blessed day to all. Sincerely Mark. 877 850 5858. P.S. Will post pictures as we get them.
Sept 16, 2010 Fishing update
Hey all, I spoke with my partner Brad today. We have a group of five fishing with us this week and they are into some serious rainbow fishing. We are fishing a number of areas but one river in particular is really on fire. An iliamna tributary of course. There are still salmon in this stream but many stretches of this river are thin with salmon and rich with rainbows. The water is up but clear. Of course egg patterns are working but flesh flies have been awesome too. Also articulated streamers are producing in the tail outs. Sculpin patterns in green and anything big and black. The takes are thunderous. The fish are heavy. They have gained over 30% of their body weight at this point. Most fish being caught are from twenty one to twenty seven inches. Rainbows from 28-31 inches have been caught this week. Some larger trout have been hooked and snapped off as well. The fish from 21-27 inches are weighing 4-8 pounds on average. The fish from 28-31 are going 9-11 pounds on average. The larger fish are like steelhead going over twelve pounds or more. We have the river to ourselves and the weather has been really nice this week due to a high pressure system stuck in our area. We have some pretty fall foliage going on to boot. The guests are landing 60-70 rainbows a day without fishing a great deal of water. Needless to say some happy anglers. This is what it’s all about. In a couple of weeks we will talk about next spring and what will happen due to this record run of salmon. But first lets finish the season. I will have a follow up report next week on the group fishing with us now and we still have on more group joining us next week. We would love to fish early October this year but don’t have anyone to take on the rivers. It would be purely a trophy trout week looking for rainbows from 28-33 inches and 9-14 pounds. Anyone interested? Have a blessed day all. Sincerely Mark. 877 850 5858 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877 850 5858 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Sept 15, 2010 Fishing Report
Hey all, Mark here. I have spoken with a few guests from last week and have some fresh news on the local fishing. Our school teacher friend Neil finished a two week fishing vacation he planned for ten years. In short his stay in Alaska was the trip of a lifetime and a dream full filled. He caught hundreds of rainbows. Most over twenty inches. Many over two feet. Many in the upper twenties and six, seven, eight and nine plus pounds. Some heart breakers too from thirty plus inches and ten plus pounds lost. It happens this time of year. The truly gigantic leopard trout of iliamna are hard to put your hands on, though Neil did a great job of putting his hands on as many of them as he could. His only complaint is he is not there now. Post fishing depression. Another Guest Michael also had a wonderful week fishing and floating our rivers. Sixty five plus fish days. Great weather now by the way, around sixty degrees. Micheal is trying very hard to put a group together for next year. Most guests want to come back and Sept will fill up shortly for 2011 for sure. I have not spoken with everyone yet but will post a report as soon as I do. I did speak with Brad this week and we have a group of guests and friends we have known for ten years up there as we speak. They are in to the best fishing they have ever had in Alaska and they had a lot of time up there. They have re booked for the same week next year. Their very first day was the best day of their lives. Lots of big rainbows caught and landed. A very happy group. For sure with all the reports this is some of the best rainbow fishing ever. People are breaking their personal best records. Conditions are perfect. The salmon continue to expire by the day. Each week we have more big fish being caught. We are open this week and the next and look forward to more fresh fish fishing reports. We will add photos as we get them. We want to thank everyone involved for a great year and look forward to next spring. Look for us next week for another report and have a blessed day! Sincerely Mark. 877 850 5858.
Sept 7, 2010 Fishing Report
Hey all, we just received an e-mail from a long time guest and friend who fished trophy rainbows last week. Here it is word for word. Hi Mark, I’m reporting in. The fishing was awesome this week. I caught 180 Rainbows or more to 27 inches. 27 inches is the largest I have landed so far. I have caught many, many rainbows to 25 plus inches. The weather is good. At first the bigger rainbows were kicking my but and I had trouble landing them. I am still having some trouble landing the bigger fish but I am kicking their but more often now. This first week was everything I imagined and more. Hope all is well, Neil. Not a bad report! Neil is a long time guest and friend of ours. He is now a retired school teacher. This is his first trip with us in Sept. He is there for two weeks! We will have a report on his second week when he is finished. The salmon are expiring in large numbers by the day now and the rainbow fishing just keeps getting better and better. We look forward to Neils next report with great anticipation. He is sharp now and we believe he will catch more fish and land some of the larger ones. We are expecting him to break the 30 inch mark. We have not spoken with the other guests yet but will post a report as soon as we hear from them. We are open through the end of the month and expect to break some lodge records. Will keep you posted! Have a blessed day all, Mark. 877 850 5858.
